Xondra, a.k.a. Alexondra O'Connell, the Long Island-based singer, releases her genre-fusing single, "Like You Used To." Check it out on YouTube here:
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/track/4aAwwwX4PX0jeLWjnY7j3c?si=004063fc96d44e72&nd=1
An electric guitar walk of a smooth rhythm eases the listener into their silky lyrics.
"Well, well, well, well. You've been hiding from yourself, and everybody here can tell, so you might as well give up your spot. Well, Well, Well, l Well, I've been honest from the start, now I watch us fall apart. Your hand grasped my heart, and I want you to have it."
The longing beat showcases a failing relationship, perhaps an unrequited love affair or one dwindling in quality. Xondra longs for the day the song's subject treats her how they used to, despite their newfound strange behavior.
"You don't touch me like you used to," she admits in front of an accented drumbeat.